Line(s) East West Line Structure type Elevated Opened 12 March 1988 Tracks 2 | Platforms Island Platform levels 2 Level 2 Connections Bus, Taxicab | |
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Location 375 Commonwealth Avenue
Singapore 149735 Operated by SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation) Address 375 Commonwealth Ave, Singapore 149735 Similar Queenstown MRT Station, Buona Vista MRT Station, Dover MRT Station, Redhill MRT Station, Holland Village MRT Stati | ||
Commonwealth MRT Station (EW20) is an above-ground MRT station located on the East West Line of the Mass Rapid Transit in Queenstown, Singapore. The station serves the nearby neighbourhoods of Tanglin Halt and Commonwealth and schools such as New Town Primary School and Queensway Secondary School. Its station colour is yellow.
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History
When the MRT network commenced operations in 1987, Commonwealth as with all above-ground stations had no physical barriers between the platforms and tracks. Following numerous incidents of commuters falling on the tracks and unauthorized intrusions, the Land Transport Authority made the decision in 2008 to install half height platform screen doors for all above-ground stations in phases. The screen doors were installed on January 2011 and started operations on 28 April 2011 together with Queenstown.
The fans began operating since 25 June 2012, together with Buona Vista, after the installation of the MJ Air Tech High Volume, Low Speed (HVLS) Pro-Jet fans completed.
Exits
Together with Queenstown and Clementi stations, an additional pedestrian link bridge linking the station to two new exits were built, one on each side of the road. The exits are equipped with fare gates and ticketing machines, whereas the exit numbers are divided into 1 and 2 respectively. These new exits were opened on 23 August 2015, alongside Queenstown.